Gas bottle rack for trailers



May 19, 1953 L. B- OBENCHAIN 2,639,208

GAS BOTTLE RACK FOR TRAILERS Original Filed May 14, 194

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Original application May 14, 1948, Serial No.

1951, Serial No. 231,883

3 Claims. 1

This application is a division of my application Serial No. 27,010,filed May 14, 1948, now forfeited, and has to do with an invention relating to a support for gas bottles.

An object of the present invention is to provide a support for gasbottles which is suitable for mounting on a trailer and which includes ameans for locking the bottles in position to prevent removal thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a support for gas bottleswhich is simple in construction, and easy to install upon a trailer,

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and claims, and from the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view with parts broken away in section, of theforward portion of a trailer coach provided with a gas bottle supportingstructure according to the present invention and showing a pair of gasbottles mounted there- Figure 2 is a top plan View of the gas bottlesupporting structure according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary crosssectional detail view taken onthe line 33 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing, II designates a conventional trailer coachhaving the usual front tongue structure I2. Bolted to the tongue I2 is ahorizontal base plate I3 to which is rigidly secured the spaced annularupstanding ring members I4, I4 adapted to receive the annular bottomflanges I5 of a pair of conventional gas bottles IS, IS as shown inFigure 1. The gas bottles are provided with the usual top neck portionsIT, IT.

The base plate I3 may be secured to the tongue structure I2 by means ofany fastening means, not shown.

Secured to the base plate I3 intermediate the ring members I4, I4 is anupstanding vertical bar member I9 which is formed adjacent its top endwith a rearwardly extending horizontal arm 20. overlying the bottle neckportions I1, I1 of the bottles IB, I6 is a flanged top cover member 2Iwhich is provided with a slot 22 through which projects an upstandingapertured tab 23 formed on the top end of the bar member IS. The topcover member H has secured to the inside surface of its rear dependingflange portion a connecting means or vertical channel bracket 24, eachside flange of said bracket being formed with a vertical slot 25. Theend of the arm 20 is received between the flanges of bracket 24 andsecured Divided and this application June 15,

to said end is a transverse pin 26 whose ends are slidably received inthe vertical slots 25 of said flanges. A diagonal brace bar 32 connectsthe end of arm 20 with bar member I9, increasing the rigidity of saidarm with respect to said bar. To lock the cover member 2| against upwardmovement, the ha-sp of a suitable padlock 28 may be engaged in theaperture 29 of the tab 23. To lift the cover member 2|, padlock 28 isremoved and the cover member may then be raised, the slots 25 allowingthe cover member to be raised sufiiciently to release the dependingperipheral flange of the cover member from engagement with the bottleneck portions l1, ll of the as bottles I6, l6 mounted on the rin membersI4, I4 of the plate member I3.

I claim:

1. A support for gas bottles comprising a base plate, a plurality ofring members secured to said base plate and each adapted to receive thebase flange of a gas bottle, an upstanding bar member secured to saidbase plate, a horizontal arm positioned adjacent the upper end of saidbar member and having one end secured to said bar member, a cover memberprovided with a depending peripheral flange positioned above saidhorizontal arm, there being an opening in said cover member slidablyreceiving the upper end of said bar member, said cover member beingadapted to be placed over the top ends of the neck portions of gasbottles when positioned in said ring members, and a connecting meansdependingly carried by said cover member and slidably receiving theother end of said arm.

2. A support for gas bottles comprising a base plate, a plurality ofring members secured to said base plate and each adapted to receive thebase flange of a gas bottle, an upstanding bar member secured to saidbase plate, a horizontal arm positioned adjacent the upper end of saidbar member and having one end secured to said bar member, a cover memberprovided with a depending peripheral flange positioned above saidhorizontal arm, there being an opening in said cover member slidablyreceiving the upper end of said bar member, said cover member beingadapted to be placed over the top ends of the neck portions of gasbottles when positioned in said ring members, a horizontally disposedpin carried by the other end of said arm, and a. bracket dependinglycarried by said cover member and slidably receiving said pin.

3. A support for gas bottles comprising a base plate. a plurality ofring members secured to said base plate adapted to receive the baseflanges 0t the gas bottles, a vertical upstanding bar member secured tosaid base plate, a cover member provided with a. depending peripheralflange, said cover member being adapted to be placed over the top endsof the neck portions of the bottles and being formed with an opening, anapertured tab carried at the top end of said bar member and projectingthrough said openinz, a horizontal arm carried by the upper portion ofsaid bar member, a, hinge pin secured to the end of said arm, and achannel shaped bracket secured to said cover member and receiving theendof said arm, the sides of said bracket being formed with 4 verticalslots slidably receiving the ends of said hinge pin.

LEO B. OBENCHAIN.

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